The presentations and main program.

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Week 1

Anatomy of airway, lungs/pleura	Gaseous exchange: O2 and CO2 transport, Oxygen cascade	Capnography
Difficult airway DAS guidelines, awake fibreoptic intubation

Week 2

Drugs used in asthma	Mechanics of ventilation: ventilation/perfusion, shunt equation	Reading chest x-ray and CT
One lung ventilation (physiology and anaesthesia for), DLT

Week 3

Anatomy of diaphragm	Lung volumes & capacities, spirometry patterns, flow volume loops	Dead space, compliance
Bariatric surgery- anaesthetic consideration, intra & post-op management

Week 4

Pulse oximetry

Laminar and turbulent flow

Alveolar gas equation, pulmonary vascular resistance, distribution of pulmonary blood flow

Week 5

Heart – chambers, valves, conducting system & blood supply	Cardiac muscle contraction;Action potential	The cardiac cycle: pressure-volume relationships, work, and power
Cardiopulmonary bypass circuit, anesthetic management

Week 6

Characteristics of special circulations include: pulmonary, coronary, cerebral, renal, portal, transitional, and fetal	Blood pressure direct and indirect measurement	Antiarrhythmics: Classification. Indications for use
Arrhythmias, heart block, indications for pacing

Week 7

Control of cardiac output [including Starling relationship]	Cardiac output measurement	Electrocardiogram, ECG reading
Carotid endarterectomy anaesthetic consideration & management

Week 8

Haemostasis and coagulation, fibrinolysis  – including abnormalities, congenital and acquired

Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet drugs

Massive blood transfusion

Week 9

Neuromuscular physiology	Neuromuscular blocking agents- classification, properties of ideal NMB Phase 1 v/s phase 2blockAnticholinesterases- classification	Neuromuscular monitoring
Myasthenia & myotonic dystrophy

Week 9